Kevin Stensberg,38, made a personal goal to visit 100 countries before he turned 40. He completed it earlier this year. Here he is in front of Buckingham Palace. It was a short run from the flat he lived in when working in England. Photo courtesy of Kevin Stensberg

The Kuwait Towers are one of the country's landmark. "I remembered these in photos of the (Gulf War) when I was a child." Stensberg said. "It was amazing to go up the observation deck and look out onto a peaceful Kuwait. And they have free wi-fi up there!" Courtesy of Kevin Stensberg

"I stayed at a hotel in Moldova and got upgraded to this room that had a headboard with a radio in it," Stensberg said. Courtesy of Kevin Stensberg

The carved churches of Lalibella Ethiopia date back to the 7th and 14th centuries, Stensberg said. Courtesy of Kevin Stensberg

Stensberg flies in an ultralight aircraft over Victoria Falls in Zambia and Zimbabwe. Courtesy of Kevin Stensberg

Al-Balad is the historic center of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with buildings that date back to the 7th century. Courtesy of Kevin Stensberg

Stensberg enjoys the view of Dubai from the 148th floor of Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. Courtesy of Kevin Stensberg

The Burj Khalifa is 2,1716 feet tall. Courtesy of Kevin Stensberg

"In 2017, I set a New Year's resolution to visit one new country every month and created this wall to keep track of them," Stensberg said. Stensberg adopted his dog, Mr. Bubbles, while living in Saudi Arabia. Courtesy of Kevin Stensberg

Stensberg reads while in Petra, Jordan. Courtesy of Kevin Stensberg

The skyline of Tirana, the capital of Albania. Albania was the 50th country Stensberg visited. Courtesy of Kevin Stensberg

A family rides a scooter in Saigon traffic in Vietnam. Courtesy of Kevin Stensberg

The sun rises over Varanasi, India. Courtesy of Kevin Stensberg

For a time, Stensberg lived in Thessaloniki, Greece. He's hanging onto one of the umbrellas of a boardwalk sculpture. Courtesy of Kevin Stensberg

Stensberg (right) and his friend, Guanda Li, camped along the Great Wall outside of Beijing, China. Courtesy of Kevin Stensberg

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is known for sculptures in its traffic circles. This is one of a flying carpet -- with a car on top. Courtesy of Kevin Stensberg

Stensberg and his friend, Bill Huff, explore the Cairo, Egypt, area on camel back. Courtesy of Kevin Stensberg

The areas marked in red are the places Stensberg has visited. So far. Courtesy of Kevin Stensberg

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